ATTEND AND COOPERATE: MONASTIC OBEDIENCE
The vow of obedience is the community and its members listening to God, each other, and themselves to make decisions. It is relational, communal, and collaborative. Obedience comes from the word listen.
MULLING MATTER OVER
"It is this image of going deeper, into unknown places, that resonates with me as I ponder the mystery of aging, and the gifts to be found, not at the bottom of a flight of disused stairs, but buried in a lifetime of experiences."
